Anyone who thought that the turmoil at Lufthansa would be less after the state financial aid is mistaken: The group is waiting for new bad news.
New horror news from
Lufthansa
: The
airline's savings
are more drastic than previously planned.
The staff surplus calculated so far will be corrected upwards - the
downsizing will be
much greater.
The
aircraft fleet
will also shrink considerably more.
The
Airbus A380
will be completely canceled.
Frankfurt - Shock report for the employees of Germany's largest airline:
Lufthansa, which has been badly hit
by the
Corona crisis
, has to cut even more jobs than previously planned.
As the Kranichlinie announced after a board meeting on Monday (September 21), the previously calculated surplus of
22,000 full-time positions has increased
.
CEO Carsten Spohr announced that "perhaps every fourth employee has to leave the company throughout the group".
Lufthansa: massive job cuts - management positions are also falling victim to red pencil
However
, the Lufthansa Group was initially unable to provide
a more precise indication of the
jobs at risk
.
In addition, Lufthansa will sell even more aircraft in its fleet than previously known.
The company
must
repel
at least 150
planes, which means another 50 more.
In total, there are currently 760 aircraft in the aircraft fleet of the ailing traditional company.
As a result of the reduction in inventory, fewer pilots and flight attendants will be needed in the future.
As
Lufthansa announced
in Frankfurt as part of the new personnel situation, “the permanent staffing levels in flight operations will be adapted to further market developments.” The cost-cutting measures will not only affect the workforce required for air travel.
Instead, at 20 percent, every fifth management position is to be eliminated.
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Airbus A380 in the service of Lufthansa: In all probability, this sight will no longer exist in the future.
© Silas Stein / dpa
Lufthansa disastrous due to Corona - wide-body aircraft from Airbus are flying out of the fleet
The European flagship project is also becoming a victim of the current development due to the Corona crisis *: Lufthansa is planning to retire all
Airbus A380
wide-body
aircraft
.
So far there are still eight models of this type in their own fleet.
In addition, ten
A340-600
aircraft will also be
decommissioned, according to
AFP
.
According to the board, the past few weeks have contributed enormously to the new development.
The prospects for
transcontinental air traffic
have deteriorated noticeably.
In view of the end of the summer travel season, the revenues have recently decreased again.
Failures related to trips to corona risk areas are likely to play a major role here.
Germany’s largest airline is currently losing around
500 million euros
per month
, which makes the measures that have now been decided necessary, explains Lufthansa.
The group is criticized by employee representatives like Verdi: “It is clear to everyone that we cannot go on without cuts.
But it is also clear that there is still a lack of future-oriented concepts, ”accuses Mira Neumaier, head of the aviation division at
Verdi
, against the group.
Lufthansa had received
billions in government aid *
because of the
Corona crisis
, but the refund to customers was only hesitant.
Then she was criticized by the federal government.
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